It is Saturday and the election is on Tuesday but somewhere between 20% and 30% of the people have already voted. Is this good for democracy? On the one hand if voting is easier and more convenient people might be more likely to participate.

On the other hand one of the ways that we feel good about democracy is by the very communal feeling we get by standing in line at the polling place with our neighbors. People could pray at home but churches exist for a reason. Somethings are better done communally and voting might be one of them.

I don’t even have a polling place. In my ward we all vote via mail. I expect it won’t be long until we all vote via our cell phones. Change is……